I have cancer, blast it all.
It's prostate cancer. While that's what took Dad, usually this is the one you want to get because it's slow growing. Except for mine. Hey Borepatch - Nice Gleason score!
It seems that it's nothing but the finest, most aggressive prostate cancer for Mom Borepatch's little blogger.
And there's no waiting around for things to get scheduled and approved. Holy cow, things got lined up toute suite. I guess that's good, but it's not a great sign.
Hang in there!
ReplyDeleteBest wishes.
ReplyDeletePrayers for a recovery and for the medical team providing your care.
ReplyDeleteYes, hang in there! Took my old man, too, and I keep a keen eye on my numbers. They are getting so much better at treating it than even a few years ago.
ReplyDeleteMight wanna lay in some ivermectin and fenben as backup to your treatment. Best of luck!!!
ReplyDeletePlus some IV vitamin C twice a week. 50,000 mg doses and go full KETO.
DeletePrayers for you and your family; this is hard news for all. Best of luck.
ReplyDeletePraying for you, BP. Go kick it's ass!
ReplyDeleteFuck.... Head on and fight that shit. You are mean enough.
ReplyDeleteGet well brother.
Yea....most such cancers are slow and not very the aggressive. But occasionally it can be really bad. And I agree on trying alternative treatments like Ivermectin etc. Can't hurt and could make a big difference.
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome to join us in the Prostate Cancer group at Healingwell.com. There's a whole lot of smart people over there who have or are in your shoes. They let me kibbitz around the edges.
ReplyDeleteSending prayers up above.
ReplyDeleteThank you, everyone. As the Roamn said, "In suckitude veritas".
ReplyDeleteSearch the internet for "Dr Pete Sulack", and "the Tippens protocol" and read up. My 86yo uncle is cancer free after having been told 4 years that he had 6 months left.
ReplyDelete"IVM demonstrates consistent antitumor activity through the induction of apoptosis, oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, and inhibition of key signaling pathways,"
From here https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12566834/
Cancer treatment is a business to the tune of probably $30B per year (it was $15B in the '90s) so take everything the cytotoxicologists, who sell "the cure" for hundreds of dollars per dose, say with a large helping of salt.
By the way, Lycopene which is found in red tomatoes has been proven to shrink cancers in a petri dish. The experiment was carried out after someone noticed that Italian men have very low rates of prostrate cancer.
Also, cancer cells can only use glucose and glucosamine for fuel. Cut out the carbs to lower your blood glucose and you will starve the cancer.
I wish you the best.
Sorry to hear that. Hopefully it will all work out for you.
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ReplyDeleteAlways on your side BP. I’m next, I guess. They’re watching me like a hawk too.
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear the news. Holding thumbs for your recovery
ReplyDeleteMay you have the luck of Jeremy Clarkson!
ReplyDeleteBest wishes for a long and healthy and happy life!!!
Damn, that sucks. Hang in there BP. You're in my prayers.
ReplyDeleteI'm a decade retired now, but can certainly recall how much the thinking on prostate cancer has evolved since I graduated Med School in '82. We've gotten both smarter and dumber at record pace. On the one hand, most of us are living long enough that there will be some malcontent cancer cells in our prostates when "something else gets ya" in your 90's. So what. But, there are subclasses, categories where a far more aggressive cancer - and similarly aggressive response to same - is on tap. Make sure that whoever is explaining this to you is clear on that. There is a world of difference between a black guy with a bad Gleason score at 50 and a family tree with lopped off branches....and that hypothetical 95 year old who should be left alone in this regard. Some cancers feel more personal. Breast in women, prostate in men. Hey, Fate quit messin' with my favorite organs!
ReplyDeleteThere is almost nothing good about the experience that lies ahead for you. But at least you'll be reflecting on where you've been, where you are, where you're going. We should all do this more often.
Speaking of course in a formerly professional sense. My screenings for prostate and colon cancer remain implausibly negative. I have enough inherent stubbornness that the Grim Reaper won't get me for a while. And when this inevitably does happen I suspect he's got something unusual and mondo unpleasant in store for one of his most determined adversaries.
Drop me a line for medicalese translation services, any time.
Tacitus
I went through throat cancer in 2014. My mom died of cancer so I was freaking out. But my sister, a critical care nurse, told me treatment is far better these days. And so it was. Treatment was miserable, but I got through it. You can too. Have the missus keep a binder for all the paperwork and doctors notes. You won't want to deal with it.
ReplyDeleteHang in there, Borepatch. It is a rough road.
ReplyDeleteNeedless to say, statistics don't apply to individuals, and only give a hint at which direction you're going. Even then, the statistics aren't necessarily meaningful. You me my wife; she went through breast cancer in '97, with a full tilt, aggressive treatment. In a group of 12 women with supposedly a 75% chance of making it to five years, only two made five years and the other woman made it about another five before another cancer that took her out that was said to have been a result of the treatments she and my wife had - an autologous bone marrow transplant.
Prayers for you & yours from up here Ted. I had cancer 6 years ago, & they got it gone, so hang in. God Bless…
ReplyDeleteBeen there, done that. Diagnosed in 2014, prostate out in August 2014. Cancer determined to be still there, radiation and started "hormone therapy" (Lupron) in 2015. Oncologist said I was "an anomoly" for surviving.
ReplyDeleteThere's a lot of way this can go.
Good luck with the treatment. I am not a doctor, much less your doctor but I would get a second opinion.
ReplyDeleteFirst, you go on my prayer list. I hope with all my heart that it will help.
ReplyDeleteI'm pushing 80 years, and for all my troubles, prostate cancer hasn't been one of them. Liver, kidneys, yes (my own fault,) cancer, no. But I have known far too many friends and family who have found themselves on the road you're facing. For many, the outcome has been good. For others, not so much. Most of the less-than-optimal outcomes were not so much from how fast it spreads, but where it spreads. Make your lab work your new religion. First sign that anything is beginning to change, get with your treatment team and ask questions. Have your wife with you when you meet with the medical professionals, as many times they will throw a lot of info at you, and two people can remember it better.
You are not doomed, but you aren't a superhero, either. There are a lot of people and organizations who will stand with and support you. Keep peace in your heart. You can do this!
That sucks. Prayers for a quick and complete treatment, and it is survivable when caught early, which it sounds like you did.
ReplyDeleteLet me join the chorus of those wishing you well. This news sucks to hear but know you'll beat it.
ReplyDeletePrayers, sir. Updates please, when possible.
ReplyDeleteBest of luck in facing your situation. Was wondering, does it have cribiform architecture?
ReplyDeleteDale
This lurker (steered here from HotR) is sorry to hear this, and hopes it's the survivable kind a friend had 35 years ago.
ReplyDeletePrayers lifted. Please be of good cheer!
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